The Sun. — London, England, 1864-03-14 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET AND COMMEILCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The revenue collections being now in active pro gress, the demand for money in all quarters con tinues rather large, and till the mercantile classes have supplied themselves with the necessary accom modation, bankers and brokers show no inclination to lower their terms for discount. The available balances in the open market appear to increase, and in the course of a short time, when the tem porary influences now at work shall have passed away, there is no doubt that lower rates will pre vail. At present the quotations continue to range from 51 to 6 per cent. for the best short dated commercial bills. The arrivals of gold ships from Australia an nounced this morning are important. The Giant's Causeway brings £29,404 ; the Star of Peace, £75,228; the Donald Mackay, £18,768 ; and the Sussex, £62,676. From advices received th-7.8 morning, it appears that the condition of trade in the manufacturing districts during the past week has generally been of a satisfactory character. In the cloth and yarn Markets of Manchester great dulness prevailed, but business in the woollen fabrics at Leeds, Brad ford, and Huddersfield showed symptoms of im provement. At Leicester there had been a good demand for fancy and other hosiery goods. Opera tions at Birmingham were not conducted on such an extensive scale as previously, but at Wolver hampton orders from America continued to pour in. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this day, according to Mr. Renter's telegrams, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at 66fr 45c., 66fr. 40c. Heavy. In the English Stock Market to-day the varia tions in prices have not been important, but a more cheerful and buoyant tone nevertheless prevails. The large arrivals of gold from Australia, the idea that money will be cheaper, the better state of the weather, and the belief that the war on the Continent has seen its worst, have all combined to strengthen quotations, and to create a favourable feeling. Consols are firm at 913 3 for money, and 913 3 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 893; do. 23 per Cents., 733 743; Exchequer Bills, ss. 4s. die.; Bank Stock is 238 ; India 5 per Cents. continue at 1043 3 ; En faced 4 per Cents., 93 ; 51 per Cents., 1133 ; do. Debentures, 98q; and do. Bonds, Bs. 2s. die. The Foreign Market opened with a very buoyant appearance, and a general rise took place in the principal speculative stocks. A pressure of sales, however, has since produced a partial reaction. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 693 3; do. Consolides have been 533, and are now 523 3. Greek at one time were 233, but are at present 223 23. Spanish Passive, after being 363 371, are 363 3. Mexican have been 433, bat have reacted to 422- 3. Portu guese are 483 3 ; and the Confederate Loan has risen to 46 48. In the Railway Share Market the operations have not been very extensive, but quotations gene rally exhibit increased firmness. Ureat Northern have advanced 305., Bristol and Exeter and Great Western 10s., and Midland 155., while South East ern have declined Os. The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit no mate rial change as regards values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain at about former rates. London and County realise 571 Oriental Bank, 611; Bank of London, 1651 ; Queensland Sheep Company are quoted Q to 1 prem. ; Imperial Financial, 36 4 prem. ; Fin ancial Corporation, 11 to 11 prem. ; Credit Mobilier, 11 11 prem. ; Credit Fonoier, 2y 31 prem. ; Central Argentine Railway, 1 to 11 prem.; London and Liverpool Hotel, 11 to 11 prem. ; and South Eastern Banking Company, par to i prem. BRITISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. Consols 9 l/ Ditto Account, April 8 .... 3 per Cent. Reduced ... ..... New 3 per Cent• 891 I4lw 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 nuities, 30 Ts ex ire bth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Ex 4 , 0-equer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 p er C en t. Ditto £SOO Ditto £lOO and £200 Bank En gland Stk, 41 per Ct., last hf.-yr 238 GOVERNMENT SROURMES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888.. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent 93 Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879 ...... 1131 Ditto Debentures, 4 p er C t ., April 1864 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 981 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO 8 2 dig Ditto under £1,000...... FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 1859...... Brazilian 5 per Cent........... Ditto, 1839 and 1859 .......... Ditto 4i per Cent., 1 852-58-60 Ditto 1863 Ditto Scrip, £55 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent I )itto Account ... Cuba, 6 per Cent. Chili= 6 per Cent Ditto 41 pet Cent Colombian 6 Scrip £BO pd: — dis Danish 3 per C en t ., 18 25 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Egyptian 7 per Cent lOO 991 Ditto, Second. Issue Greek 5 per Cot., 1824-5, ex-Coupon s — Ditto Account Ditto Coupons Ditto Account Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent ..,, Ditto Account 431 Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Ditto 2 per Cent. .. Piedmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f Ditto Scrip (1863) £42 Bs. 3d. paid — pm Peruvian 41 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account Portuguese 8 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 481 1 Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 ...... Sardinian 6 p er C ent 831 Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive Ditto Account 37t Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. — Ditto Account l4k Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 92 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds.. Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account .. 691 i Ditto, LIOU Bond s 6% Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent, Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in Lond Dutch 21 per Cent., .Ex. 12 Guil 631 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 67 Ditto Account THREE O'CLOCK. Consols Money Ditto April Account .. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market decidedly stronger. Sales brobably 7,000 bales. Imports, 153 ; previously, 314. The International Bulletin of the Observatory, in the Moniteur, publishes the following :—" A rapid rise in the barometer took place during last night in the S.W. of Europe; the barometer, which yes terday marked 745.6 at Bordeaux, stands today at 760.8. Under the influence of that change, the stormy weather has been driven back towards the Baltic, and a temporary calm hs,s taken place on the western coasts, from the north of England to the south of Spain and on the Mediterranean. A violent gale from the S.W. prevailed yesterday over Portugal. The weather has to-day become calm, with a rise in the barometer at Oporto of 15 millimetres (0.591 in.)." BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Share Railways Paid. Price. Business done lov Atlantic &St Lawrenct all 60 (2 Sk clom.,Barodatt.Cent Ind 100 1034 1014 1034 Gu. 5 per cent.. ...... 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. 5hare5......... 71 p 1 p 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 51 10 Do. Preference ..... all 71 81 Buttalo,Brant&Godriel; 100 100 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 187;, 100 Do. do. July 1, 187', , 100 100 Do. do. June 1, 1871 100 st Cleutta.&S.Eastn. (Lin, 100 101 103 102 st Cape Town J., - Dock Seri] 100 103 105 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. 100 105/ 106 1 steak East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 IC4 105 1043 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 15 1 p 20 Do. do. H do. .. 15 1, stock Grand Trunk of Canada lou 194 201 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. all 74 16 100 Do. ao. deferred...... all 57 61 100 Do. 2d Prot. Bonds.. all 66 63 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 50 53 100 Do. 3d Pi ef. stock ... all 49 51 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 34 (2 100 Do. 4th I'ref. stock... all 26 28 261 6 100 Do. do. deferred— all 22 05 stock Gt.lndlarenin.gua.sp.o 100 1034 104/ 101 34 44 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 Do. January, 1862 .. stook Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 103 104 204 Gt. W. of Canada Sliare all 91 10 204 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt all 92 94 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8 all 85 87 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 p 1 p stock Madras guar~ sp. 0. stook Do. 44 p. o. Extension 100 97 99 98 stock Dc. do lOO 12 96 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 stook Sielb.Corp. 6p. C. Bnds lOO 50 Jielb. & Hobson's Bay all 55 58 100 Do. 7p. a. 51ortg. Bds all SO Newßrunzwickzt Cand& Class A and B. all 3 5 N.lll.C'das pe Ist pi bdA 100 82 14 Stock Soinde ..........) (100 103 104 101 stock Do. Delhi I •. 4 .1 100 1021 1034 20 Do. do . 0 9 2 1p st Do. Ptinjaub •. (a e all 1024 1031 Do. Do. •• . 100 o.ock Do. lndus . St. Flo.) k . lOO ,98 103 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. up.o.J a &Jul} 1877-89 100 101 103 1014 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 180 102 Do. 6p. 0.21ar. & Sept. 100 99 101 Do. t< p. a. Jan.&July. 10C 90 92 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 89 91 Cape G.Hope, 6 p 0,1871 100 106 108 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 108 110 Do. 1890 100 110 112 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 110 111 ;Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 111 111 ; Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 108 'Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 1(8 110 ;N.B.Gov. pm. J a.dtJul3 100 101 103 I Do. 6 P. o.Ap. & Oct. 100 - S. V. G ov. 5 p z., 18ot 100 99 100 - Du. sp. c.,18(1 to 1:17( 100 99 10) - I. Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 99 100 994 - , New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 168 110 - INova Scotia Gov. 6p. I sterling, 1875. lOO 104 106 101 'Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 - ,S.Aus Gep.c.lB7Bl; up.. 100 100 111 Via Gov. 6 p.c. Ja..grJuly 100 - Do. lo 6 v.o. ADA;Oct.. 100 1104 11141 10k 1114 LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (adore Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) RE WILLIAMS.--DEED OF ARRANGEMENT. His Honour gave judgment to-day on the question of a deed of arrangement for the benefit of the creditors under the 187th section. The proceedings in bankruptcy had been staid in order that a compromise might be effected, by three-fourths of the creditors in number and value, and it had been duly executed, and the Court had been asked to confirm it, and no creditor appeared to offer any opposition. His Honour, however, said the Court must be satisfied that the terms of the deed were reasonable and equitable, and calculated to benefit the general body of the creditors. The only way in which the Court would come to a co elusion was by looking at the deed itself, and in this case take it to intend what it professed, and assume that it was equitable, and for the general body of the cre ditors, end the deed would be confirmed. He had much doubt, and he hoped that before long the law would be laid down mote clearly by the Lord Chancellor. LORD MAYOR'S COURT. (Before the Recorder and a Common Jury.) NOVEL MODE OF SETTLING A TAILORS OVERCHARGES. LOWENTHAL Y. PERRY. This was an action to recover damages for assault and slander. Defendant denied the slander, pleading that he was first assaulted by the plaintiff. Mr. Howard was counsel for plaintiff, Mr. Grey repre senting defendant. According to plaintiff's evidence it appeared that he is a tailor, and made a waistcoat for defendant, whois a gentle man of property. As it was of superfine blackcloth he charged 145., which was paid. Some time after this, de fendant went into a publichouse, where defendant and a mutual friend named Mathews were drinking gin and water. Mathews spoke to plaintiff, when plaintiff called out " Keep your own company, and do not speak to that Jew." Defendant then advanced upon plaintiff, and said "You infernal thief, what do you mean by charging me 14s. for the waistcoat. You are a swindler." Ile then assaulted plaintiff, and hurt his throat. To answer this, defendant denied that he had used the language imputed to him, and deposed that he had been first assaulted by the plaintiff, who had seized him by the collar. Whatever defendant did was in self defence, and not as an assault upon plaintiff, who was alleged to have been violent. His Lordship summed up the evidence, and the jury re warded plaintiff £5 damages. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. COMMITTAL WITHOUT A FINE FOR A VIOLENT ASSAULT ON A FEMALE.—William Diet; described as a photo grapher, of Riohmond-street, Soho, was charged before 11r. Tyrwhitt with violently assaulting a woLan named Hambuecher. The complainant, who gave her evidence through ➢lr. Albert, the interpreter, said that for the past eight months she had lived with the prisoner at No. 12, Richmond-street, Soho. The prisoner compelled her to go into the streets to get money, and if she did not succeed in doing so he was in the habit of beating her. In order to avoid his ill-usage yesterday she left the house and went to a friend's, but in consequence of his going there and making a great disturb ance, she was obliged to leave. She walked about the streets for an hour, and during the whole time the prisoner followed her, insulting and annoying her. She told him to leave her, as she could not keep him any longer; and, as he would not, she pushed him. Upon this the prisoner struck her several violent blows on the arm and head, knocking her down. A constable then came up, and she gave the prisoner in charge. In answer to the prisoner, the complainant said he forced her to go on the streets, That she did not keep an open razor to cut his throat, but that he kept pistols to shoot her, and that she had not killed or wounded a sweetheart in Germany, A young man, named Parrel, proved seeing the prisoner strike the female a terrific blow, which felled her to the ground. James Adams, 135 C, said he noticed the female push the prisoner, and the prisoner then struck her a severe blow, and she fell and was insensible for a few moments. Prisoner entered into a long defence, in the (course of which he raid that he had received a medal of merit from the King of Prussia, and that ho had become acquainted with the female in Cologne, and came to this country with her, and cohabited with her. Last night she knocked his hat off, and having the Prussian law in his mind, which allows a person when struck to return the blow, he struck her. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he considered the prisoner a base fel low for sending the female on the streets, and a coward for striking her. As for what prisoner said about the Prus sian law— Mr. Albert said it was not the case. Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner for two months, with hard labour. MARKETS—Tids Day, NARK-LANE. The wheat trade in the country markets held on Satur day was very slow, about previous quotations. For spring corn the demand was in a sluggish state, at fully the late decline in prices. Flour moved off slowly, at late rates. On the Continent the wheat trade is still very slow, and at New York the export demand for breadstuffs continues to rule inactive. Up to our market last week the arrivals of English grain were very moderate. The imports from abroad amounted to 20,643 quarters of wheat, 12,891 barley, 27,327 oats, 1,240 beans, 90 peas, 1,666 tares, 46,496 linseed, 8,922 oil seeds, 210 suadry seeds, 1,060 sacks and 13,610 barrels of flour. Compared with Monday last, the arrivals of wheat, both from Essex and Kent, and especially from the latter country, exhibited a considerable falling off, the show bath of red and white samples on the stands being of a very limited extent. There was no improvement In the condi tion of the produce, and millers showed very little disposi tion to purchase, although sales might have been freely effected at the rates current on Monday last. The whole of the supply had not been disposed of at the close of busi ness, and the quotations were without change from our last report. There was a fair average supply of foreign wheat on offer. All descriptions met a slow sale ; neveatheless prices ruled stationary. Floating cargoes of wheat moved off slowly, at late rates. Maize, however, continued firm in price. The market was well supplied with English and foreign barley. ' Generally speaking, the trade was dull. Good and fine malting qualities quite supported previous rates ; but grinding descriptions changed hands at low prices. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 393 to 421 Ditto, old Ditto, white, 1863 42s 48. Ditto, old --s —8 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s —s Ditto, 1883 Talavera, Rye— Barley—Grinding 23s 251 Malting 2ss 38s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6OB 668 Brown Kingstown and Ware 6os 668 Chevalier 668 68s Oats —Yorkshire and Linoolush., Feeding lBB 2 25 38 3 Potato Youghal and Cork, black l5B 238 Cork, white l6B 23s Scotch, Feeding lOB 23, Beans—Tick Pigeons, . Peas—Grey. .. 3OB 31s Maple 33s 35s White 36. 38s Boilers 368 38. Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 2BB 308 Stockton and Norfolk 27a 298 American, per barrel lB3 27s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was about an average supply of foreign stock on offer in our market to-day, and sales progressed slowly, at about previous rates. The arrival of beasts from our own grazing districts, as well as from Scotland, was tolerably good, and most breeds came to hand in somewhat prime condition, The beef trade was in a sluggish state; nevertheless, the value of Scots, crosses, and Devons was well supported—the top figure being 58 per Blbs. Most other breeds changed hands at about stationary prices. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 2,300 Scots, crosses, and short , horns ; from other parts of England, 650 various breeds; from Scotland, 286 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 150 oxen and heifers. We were again but moderately supplied with sheep, but their ,;eneral quality was good, The mutton trade was inactive, at last Monday's currency. The best Downs, in the wool, sold at Cs; out of the wool, 4s 10d to Si per Sibs. More than half of the supply was shorn. Lambs were in short supply and steady request, at from 6s 8d to 7s 4d per Sibs. Calves—the show of which was very moderate—changed hands steadily, at Thursday's advance in the quotations. The top price was 5s 4d per Sibs. Small pigs moved off steadily, at full prices. In large hogs, very little was doing, on former terms. Per Slbs.to sink the offal. Crse. &inf. beasts Second quality do. Prime large oxen Prime Scots, &c. Urse. & inf. sheep Second quality do. -- s. d. s. d. 8. d. s. d. 3 6 3 10 Primecrs-wool d 0.5 4 5 8 4 0 4 4 Pmo. S'thdowndo.s 10 6 0 4 6 4 8 Largo orse. calves 4 4 5 0 4 10 6 0 Prime small do 5 2 5 4 3 10 4 4 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 4 6 5 2 Small porkers ... , 4 2 4 6 Suckling calves, 16s to 24s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 26s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. POREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Cows — r Sheep and lambs .... 740 Sheep .. 18,170 ( Calves Calves ... . . ... 82 i Pigs Pigs. 260 The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 4,133 head. In the corresponding week in 1863, we received 2,806—in 1862, 1,454—in 1861, 2,494 —in 1860, 2,025—in 1859, 2,624—in 1858, 537 head. BEARE MARKETS,---This day. onDINAny SHARES Share! Railways. 13.14. D o A (A gets no div ' Do B 6p c.p an.hai4 . I (been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian s t GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do f 1 do Gt. S. and W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire& Yorkshire Loudon and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover! Lon. it Noel) Western, Lon. Sc So'Ath Western) Man., net., Lincoln. I Maryport and Carlisle. Do t shares 1 1 Metropolitan !Midland Do New .. Do Birming. it Derby `Aid, (it. NV. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line ... North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee I Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase 1 Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction , Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock 14.16.4 Do Scot Mid, stock Shrews. and Welohpool Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton 4is Darlington 12.10 Do Do New, 186 G Taff Vale.. .....» Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny , West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&lll West Midland —Oxford , Do Newport Do Hereford ,1 Bir.. Wol., and Str. Va] Biythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon ICorn wall 100 all all all all 100 100 100 16.13.1 Paid. ND STOOKS. Closing ! Business Price. 8 8 I3i 9 83 F 5 120 121 84 1101 36 38 16 17 92 94 106 tog t 6 i 7 125 126 127} 128 1:2 131 91 V 6 64/64 POI 1091 68 70 10Z 103 40 42 107 1071 99 100 51 52 107 i 108. 126 126; 98 93 52 64 24 26 100} 1001 651 51 88 83 125 128 1 2 r 774 781 1( Ili 123 128 IP. 41 98 100 636 64} 34 Z 6 80) el 100 102 8/ 1 37 38 9 10 7 8 ; 160 165 e 1 5 6 1 3 ai p 91 91 22 24 BRITISH MINES. 2 •Cambrian Consol. Gold, 1 i id chilord Amalgamated 35 26 Devon G. Conb. (Tavist ) 1 570 680 East Bassett (Mogan) 30 65 70 --East Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon ...... 1.14.5 301 8l East earn Brea... 3.4.0 7 7/ E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.) 8.9.0 41 41 IGam..lzSt.Aubyn(Gwen.) 581 tO 11 Great South Tolgus 17s 4 41 IG. Wheal Vor (Rolston; 40 35 87 89i S 1 - firenville fiend's-Foot ...... 8.12 85 37 ilingston Downs 4.18.0 4 41 Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant 91 17 19 Starke Valley.. 4 Nlyncly Iron Oro (Lim ) 24 14 1 d New Setun l9l 85 95 -- North Downs 2l 11 2 Baseetallozan, 3.1.0 2 21 North Wheal Crotty - irar Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 44 46 I South t3aradon(St.Cleer If 140 460 Cam Brea (I llogan) — Fran. (Illogan, 18.18.9 55 60 iStray Park 30.17.6 26 18 I famar Silv.& Lead Min. Cron 9 191 20 West Basset (Illogan) ll 11 12 W, Cr radon (Liskeard) 5 21 23 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) 5f 871 921 Wheal Buller(ltedruth) 10 31 37 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLudeott Wheal MaryAnn(Men ) 8 131 141 Wheal Eleton 5Bl 175 185 Wheal Trelavvney (Lis.) 7 2 1 2/1 Wheal Union 3 .17 21 2/ PREFERENCE SHARES. Lancashire and Yorkshire 6 per cent. stock, 136 - 5 London and Brighton, 5 per cent. gua. stocir,;,No. 1, 1031 London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pret; 97 Midland, Leicester and Hitchin 4 per ct., 93 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., Ditto 44 per cent., red., 1004 11 = orth Eastern, York, H. and Selby purchase, 10i Stockton and Darlington, B 6 per cent., 33 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. North British (Edin., Perth, and Dundee) 4 per cent., 80 LINES LEASED Ale FIXED RENTALS. London and Greenwich, 63 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Pahla and San Francisco (lira.) gua. 7 per cent, 17 Copenhagen, lint, 24 San Paulo (lim.), gma.:7 per cent., 84 Ditto (al), 20/ South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 204 West Flanders, 71 FOUEIGN MINE& Cape Copper, Linares, firm, 6 United Mexican (11m), 6) Ylidananiutaua Of F.. Australia, lim., 3 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance (Um.). 47 8 Ditto, new, 32 Anglo-Italian, limited, 5 Australasia, Ditto, new, 48 Bank of London, 1651 Bank of Otago, lira., 4 Brazilian and Portuguese, Ilm., 8 British Nortli American. 481 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 111 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China. 43 2i 31 Chartered Al er. of India, London, and China, 69 7 0 Consolidated Bank, lira., 1.0411 East London, lim., 7} European Bank, lira. 81 H industan, (Adria, and Japan (lim,), 3 Imperial Bank (lirn.), 27 Ditto, new, 5 Imperial Ottoman, 18i Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., London Joinr Stock, 40} London and S outh - Western (lim.), 14 London and Westminster, so London, Buenos Ayres, and Elver Plate, 51a London and County, 571 London and South African, 271 Merchant Bank, Una., 111 Oriental Bana Corporation. 611 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, lira. 101 1 Ditto, new,flol , MIS CELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 20i 1 291 Contract Corporation, Rm. ei Discount Corporation, limited, 101 Egyptian Commercial and Trading, lim., 41 Gen. Credit and Finance of London lien, 8 Hudson's Bay, 18 Indian Carrying (lim), International Financial Society, 12 11; Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavouri, Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 84 Joint .stock Discount, lim., Gi Land Securities, lim., 44 Intercolonial Royal Mail Steam, Um., 8 Ditto, new, 51 London Financial Association, lim., 25 4; London Provincial Marine, 3i National Discount Company, lim. 111 Uniyersal Marine (Ipsurame), lim,, 44 THE UN, LONDON, MONDAY EVE 11 ING, MARCH 14, 1864. WESTMINSTER. UNPROVOKED ASSAULT UPON A MAN AND HIS WIFE.— Henry Wright was charged with assaulting Richard Buck land, of 31, Medway-street, and also with assaulting his wife. Complainant said that at 9 o'clock last night he was with his wife walking through St. George's-road, Pimlico, when the defendant came up and asked him for a shilling that he owed him, and upon his replying that he could not then pay him as he had only 10d., the defendant struck him two violent brows on the face with a can ; after this he also struck the complainant's wife. Mr. Selfe—How long have you owed him the shil ling ? Complainant—l borrowed it of him about three weeks ago. Defendant—l never lent the man a shilling in my life. He came up amd gave me a smack in the mouth without any reason. Henrietta Buckland said she was with her husband, and had an infant in her arms. Defendant abruptly came up and demanded a shilling of her husband, and on his offering to give him 10d., which was all that he had, defendant struck him several times with a beer can in the face. She interposed, when the defendant also gave her a blow with the can. Mr. Selfe—Had you the child in your arms then 1' Mrs. Buckland—l had. Defendant—l never lent him a . shilling. I lent it to another man to buy a chain he had to sell. He ran up against me last night, or I should not have known him,and then he gave me a backhanded blow across the mouth. Police-constable 288 B —Complainant came to the station with her face cove red with blood, and I Wok the man, Defendant was fined 20s. or 10 days. THAMES. A MOST DESPERATE LOVER.—Thomas Hanson, a solemn-looking man, about 25 years of age, the manager of a common lodging-house, in Gower's-walk, White chapel, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with de molishing the shutters of the parlour window of Mrs. Ann Webb, a widow, No. 7, Gower's-row. The complainant, a laundress, said the prisoner bad been paying his addresses to her daughter, but owing to his dissipated habits her daughter rejected his advances, and determined not to marry him or have any thingwnre to do with him. Mr. Paget—A very wise resolve on the part of a young woman. Mrs. Webb continued. Mr. Hanson came on Saturday night after I and my daughter had gone to bed. He de manded an interview with her. He was refused admix• sion, and then.kioked loudly at the door and tried to break it down. He failed, and then procured a shovel and broke in the shutters, and would have entered the house if he had not been prevented by the police. The shutters could not be repaired. They were completely broken in, and an en tirely new pair were required. Sate Webb, a quiet and interesting looking girl, like her mother in deep mourning, confirmed her mother's statement, and said she was fast asleep when the prisoner began to kick at the door. She looked out of the window and saw people dragging him away. She then came down stairs and opened the door, and on peeping out she saw him with a shovel leaving the adjoining house. She closed the door again, and went up stairs and called for the police. The prisoner had threatened her, and said ho was determined to be hung for her. Mr. Paget—Oh no, he won't, unless you are foolish enough to marry him. Witness—l will not do that. I have given him up in consequence of his drunken habits. Mr. Paget—l am very glad to hear that. A drunken husband is very bad. Nothing can be worse. Enos Barnatt, a polite-constable, No. 56 H, said he saw the prisoner in Evans-walk at half-past 10 o'clock on Saturday night, and he was in a furious passion and sur rounded by a disorderly mob lie took the prisoner into custody, and he acted in a very turbulent manner, and said he only wanted to see the young woman. Mr. Paget sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of 16s, the price of new shutters, and a fine of 20s in addition, or be iwprieoned for 14 days. PITMEN'S STRIKES.—The pitmen employed at Seghill Colliery, in the Northumberland Steam Coalfields, struck work for an advance on Thursday. The Steam Coal Owners' At:scciation have held two meetings recently to consider the demands made by pitmen, when after a good deal of deliberation it was determined to resist unreasonable demands that might be made on collieries in the trade, and "a call" was made upon the whole of the pits in the association, which will raise a large sum of money ; and it was resolved to support them with those collieries that might be stopped through the unreasonable demands of the men. The 6th of April is about the time when the yearly and monthly bonds will be entered into by the pitmen of the North, and it is anticipated that there will be a good deal of agitation in some districts about Was. WOOL. The public sales of colonel wool have been well attended since we last wrote, and home manufacturers have con tinued to purchase freely. The export demand is, however, of very moderato extent; nevertheless, prices pre 1191 T id The Turf and the Scotch, their Courses, Management, and Sport. (From Bell's Life in London.) The racing campaigns in Scotland are the last to begin, almost the last finish, certainly the last in great results, and the last to be reviewed ; it may be compared to a screwish "bad doer" - in a stable, who does not always "train on," and whose performances are consequently as variable as they are disappointing and unpleasant. It is therefore re quisite to elucidate the meaning of such an unhappy state of affairs, to probe out the hidden seat of disease, and lay bare the insidious evil which prevents the realisation of successful results. It is really as amusing as it is painfully ridiculous to observe the peculiarities of mannerism in which the Scotch persistently stick to ill-founded prejudice against many things, and equestrian pleasures in particular. The fol lowing may be taken in illustration :—The time was when prejudice set its austere, rigid features against female equitation as an unfeminine accomplishment; however the elite of society patronised its exhilirating plea sures, and the ridiculous notion succumbed under popular prestige. There are, however, still some to be found suffi ciently straitlaced who assert that although a ride may be taken at a walk, or a gentle canter, on an equally gentle horse at an equestrian promenade, under the Argus. eye of a chaperon, trotting is a vulgar infringement on deport ment, and their sexual position in society, which no lady should indulge in, and a gentle gallop a violent im propriety. It must, however, be admitted that while in troducing this as one of the biassed opinions of the past, there are few now left in support of the once popular theory ; and the bevies of ladies who daily exhibit their fair forms, wrapped in the graceful folds of their riding habits, and in dulging in all sorts of paces, are most substantial proofs of its popularity and health -giving properties, as well as the death-dealing blow to one of the detrimental peculiarities of the past. Hunting is, perhaps, now considered by our rigorous friends the least sinful of all manly sports in which the horse bears a part ; but although it has latterly, to some extent, grown into a fashionable re creation for the elite of society in Scotland, it is still consi dered questionable by doubting bigots whether, and to what extent, professional gentlemen and traders of position and money ought to indulge their " horsy" proclivities. Pre judice is here again succumbing; but however much the sport may be rising into general popularity it is to be re gretted that its votaries do not sufficiently patronise with their presence and purse hunt club races and steeplechase meetings, which help to promote an improvement in breed ing horses for the purposes which they specially delight in. Is it then to be wondered at, in the existing state of Scottish peculiarities, that racing—although there is nothing in itself to offend or mislead the most fastidious or sensitive—should continue at such a low ebb, when it is also taken into consi deration that many who would like to indulge their natural desires to witness the exciting struggles for supremacy by the useful and willing slaves to man's pleasure and profits dare not do so in face of that characteristic bias which rules the roast throughout the country ? Many say, in other words, that they cannot do so without making themselves martyrs to popular prejudice, and liken themselves to Esau with his mess of pottage, the one sacrificing his birthright, the other a social position ; there is surely an inherent weak ness of mind in crouchingly submitting, like a well-whipped hound, to the lash of fanatical clamour ; such principles are like vitiated air, which fumigates the atmosphere of truth with foulness, and firmly holds down the weak who breathe its sickening exhalations in abject subjection. The unbiassed of " position" are, however, beyond its power— they smell the nauseous taint without submitting to its influence, and their social health remains. It is of itself quite sufficient to know that the Turf may, like everything else, be polluted by occasional abuses without having the fingers of fanatics and semi-religious bigots scornfully pointing it out as a foul blot on the escutcheon of their ideal supposition of respectability. The aristocracy who patronise racing live and have their being in society after wards. Why cannot it at once be admitted that others can go and do likewise ? The bare facts are here simply stated ;it is for others to reconcile them. False prejudice is a phari saical phantom, evanescent as a shadow, which would dis appear with the rapidity of one of Professor Pepper's ghosts if a little more fashion were to head the van and load the war against it. Racing at Perth, Ayr, and other places is considered a cardinal sin, but an introduction to the family of that noble sportsman at Floors Castle in October, with a consequent attendance on the Grand Stand at Kelso to wit ness the Isthmian games, would be a pleasurable and self congratulatory source of enjoyment to many who would flauntingly disdain to appear at such exhibitions elsewhere, and as it is customary for royalty, the aristocracy, and the leading families of England and Ireland to patronise such sports, it must be left to the calm, unbiassed judgment of those who have their country's weal at heart to say why it cannot be more generally accepted as a social branch of the world's pleasures in Scotland, bearing good or bad fruits according to the cultivation bestowed on it. The sports of the past season do not, on the whole, exhibit any improvement on previous years. " Orange Blossom," in his rhyming retrospect of the season, thus summarily disposes of the matter : "Of Scottish racing little, save the name, remains, alas I I merely say Perth sport was bad, and let the matter pass ; Still hoping that reform may put on such abuse her strain, And the days of good Lord Eglinton re-blossom once again 1" Eut little as the sports may have been, it is through the im pediments of misconception previously described that the ragged remnants are as full of darkening shadows as Dela croix's picture of " Dante and Virgil entering the Infernal regions ;" for instead of the joyous saturnalias of the Turf having their reflection in the countenances of out cautious friends (as exhibited by the Turf-loving people of merrie England and ould Ireland), there are thousands here go to such such meetings with the slyness of area sneaks indulging in stolen pleasures, and return from the enjoyment of such festivities with lack-lustre stolid features, but with an internal chuckling sense of gra tification. Can it then be wondered at that the progress of this noble institution should have been so slow, and that money is wanting to bring it out in all its greatness and integrity ? The patricians of the country are, however, now gaining a glimmering of its aims and pleasures, and in con sequence, there will here and there be found some sunny bits in the picture to relieve the sombre background. Many say they would attend the meetings if the sports were better. But hush I a whisper in the ears of those who croak so much and do so little; let each and all, according to their means, contribute to the funds, and an increase in value of stakes will be followed by an equivalent in the class of competitors, for past experience proves that money brings to this side of the border the best of English race horses and their performances are naturally regarded in a somewhat different light from those of local merit—the ex• petted appearances of thorough breds from the South who have gained a reputation by their performances, are, in themselves, sufficient at least to arouse the curiosity of the people as to their appearance, ac e and call for the desire to witness the abilities of those equine representatives of speed. Now, a ccepting such to be an un d en i a bl e f act, w i t h th e in teresting result of producing the best effect on the minds of a non-racing people. Kelso and Edinburgh are examples to other places, as they must be regarded as the most flou rishing condition of the Scottish Turf, owing to theirmono tary value, and annual competition of English horses on their courses, and the consequent aristocratic and general public patronage they receive. If some of the officials else where would lay aside their " masterly inactivity," inaugu rate a wholesome 2 . egiinc, and canvass with the same zeal, they might each raise their meeting to a similar position. Reis) is at present the pick of the basket, with Edinburgh rapidly budding into an equivalent in monetary value and prestige; taking then the two as to the b es t exponen t s o f that partially awakened feeling for the uses and delights of racing, it is only fair that they should, without prejudice to other places, do their best in the good cause—be held pro minently forward as beacons to light up the paths on which others may unflinchingly tread with similar hopes for suc cess; but whatever system may be adopted, it must be inevi table that small stakes can only realise competition from local horses, without being productive of improvement and those great results for which the turf was inaugurated. It will therefore be observed that the elements of strength are re presented by the quality and quantity of equine blood before the starter's 113 g, with money to make the stakes sufficiently tempting, and a judicious filming of the fixtures as attrac tive loadstones to bring southern horses there, for with the 8 or 20 horses usually training at Gullane, and the few kept in private elsewhere the interest of the subject is swamped; it adds not one iota to the improvement of blood stock, neither does it leave OA the minds of the people a kr,e- 1 SECOND EDITION. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam 308 108 .. 206 130 Harlingen 497 .. 31 .. Hamburg 25 .. 1351 .. .. 25 Amsterdam -- • • • • -- • • • • -- Boulogne — • • -- • • • • -- .., Bremen .. 12 .. .. •• •• -- Dordt.. 63 .• 116 • • • • 3 • • Nieu Diep •• • • • • .. .• • . Antwerp .. 71 .. 20 .. .. 28 .. Ostend Calais - • • .. -- • • • • -- Oporto — .. Dunkirk... -- • • -- • • ''''' • • ".-. 8 0 .. - ** - • • Total ....1191 .. 2358 .. .. 279 .. 305 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1863 473 2,111 .. 220 .. 2 1862 .. 272 .. 883 299 .. .. 1861 954 .. 1,374 . .. .. 102 .. 64 1860 1850 155 .. 2,319 .. 50 1858 A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, March 16, 1863, and this day, Monday, March 14, 1864. Per 81b. to sink tho offal. March 16, 163. Coarse and inferior b eas t s.... 3 6to 3 8 Second quality d 0........... 310 4 2 Prime large 0xen............ 4 4 4 8 Prime Scots, &C. ............ 410 5 0 Coarse and inferior sheep 3 8 4 2 Second quality d 0........... 4 4 5 0 Prime coarse-woolled do ..... 5 2 510 Prime Southdown do. • ..... 6 0 6 2 Lambs .................... 0 0 0 0 Large coarse calves: ...... 4 4 5 0 Prime small do. ............ 5 2 5 6 Large hogs ................ 3 8 4 4 Neat small p0rker5.......... 4 6 4 8 Beasts .............. 3,680 Sheep and lambs 18,140 Calves ........ . 61 March 14, 1864. 3 6to 3 10 40 4 4 46 4 8 410 5 0 310 4 4 46 5 2 54 5 8 610 6 0 00 0 0 44 5 0 52 6 4 36 4 0 42 4 6 4,250 18,170 82 ..... Pigs ............. 370 1 260 SUPPLIES ON SALE, March 17, 1862.—Beasts, 3,460 — sheep, 17,960—calves, 45 —pigs, 370. MARCH 18, 1861.—Beasts, 3,36 o—sheep, 18,450—oalyeo, 46—pigs, 230. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets continue to be moderately supplied with town and country-killed meat. The trade, generally ing, is dull, at our quotations. Per 81b. by t h e carcase. a dr d s a s d Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 2 Middlingmutton 3 10 4 2 Middling do. •. 3 4 3 6 Prim e d o .. 44 4 6 Prime large do. 3 8 3 10 Vaal .. 3 8 4 8 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Small pork ,.. 4 0 4 6 Large pork ... • 3 2 3 10 Lamb I n f e rior mutton. 3 6 3 8 speak- _ .°.•• ••••••1••••1 BOROUGH HOP. froureles a steady, and last week's The supply of English hops on sale at our market is small, samples is tolerably large. 3o cur rency is well support ed. T he import, last week, consisted of 898 bales from Ne w York, 261 from Antwerp, 459 from n t he whole the show of Bremen, 21 from Rotte rda m , 8 from Ostend. and 979 from Guernsey. -- • - - the trade foreign Mid and East gents £5 Os to £9 108 per cwt. Weald of Kents 5 Os to 7 7s " Sussex .......... Bavarian Belgian ~ American ~...........••••0. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Full avera ge supp lies of potat oes continue on sale at these markets. All good and fine qualities are in steady request, at full prices; otherwise the trade is dull. Yorkshire Regents .... 50s to 70e per ton. Flukes .......... st 80s to 95s ~ Rocks ........ . ~ Perth, Forfar, and Fif e Re gents 60s to 708 Rocks Kent and Essex R e gents .LLONV. The tallow trade is quiet tions, P.Y.C. is quoted tallow, 40s 6d net cash: rc to-day, at about previous quota at 41s Gd on the spot; town nigh fat, 2s 141 per Sibs. Particulars. ----- Stock this day... • Price of Y.C. • • I Delivery last week Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1 Price of Town ... • 1850. 1861 31,707 58301 to: —s Od 1,002 68,020 834 91,516 58s Oil 1862. 1863. 1864. 71 . 7 05 43.325 45,623;) 58.877 60s 01 to 46s0d t 0,44831 to, 418 Od to —8 Od —8 Od —8 d —8 Od 717 1,919 1, 0 32 1, 628 76 ,00 102,032 66,895 63,002 665 1,625 877 456 112.62.0 88,596 74,320 81,032 688 9d 480 6,1 45s Vd ,1 438 Od per lb above the rates current last series, showing an im provement in the prices realised compared with the opening sale. The present series is announced to conclude on the 23d inst. Good Australian clothing is quoted at is 100 A 6d; do. combing, is I ld to 2e 61 ; greasy, is Id to is 4d ; good to superior Cape, is Sd to 2s; medium, 1 . 85 d to Is7:!,d ; and greasy, 9'd to lld per lb. In the English wool trade, by private contract, considerable firmness still prevails, and the limited supplies brought fcrward are readily disposed of at fully last week's currency. The imports into London last week amounted to Dalas. Port Augusta 1,616 Adelaide ... 2,468 Sydney .. 2,043 Geelong ... . Algoa Bay Capo Port Natal 127 Port Philip Sundry other ports neral feeling of satisfactory engagement. The same horses competing for stakes at all the race meetings is like living on mild kail made hot for a change, with Glauber salts as an occasional variety; it purges the people of all sense of such enjoyments, and by thus weakening the internal tis• sues of the turf, causes it to droop into inanition for want of that judicious treatment and nourishing support which it ought to rcccive ; but poor astzcotiand Limy be, with cfiicials of perseverance, business habits, and position, appointed at each place,the wherewithal can surely be found in the whole country to supply annually for sax meeti ngs th a t w hi c h i s barely equivalent to the value of one in England. Let the representatives of each place In ing their meetings to the bar of public opinion, and by warmly advocating the cause gain a favourable money verdict for the coming session,.and "Iconoclast" will gladly be the historian of their successes, and give to each their meed of praise. Edinburgh, Kelso, and Airdrie have grand stands erected for the comfort of their patrons. Perth and Lanark have simply temporary wooden erections, which scarcely represent stands, grand or otherwise, while Ayr is a spurious exception, which prides itself on what is termed a "view house," built of stone, situate near the distance post, and separated from the course by a turnpike-road, with, however, a wooden erection in ad dj4lKL. It is to be hoped that each place will provide the very &,eessary requisite, either through the aids of their corpo rations or the friendly and generous assistance of some of the local magnates, for in the meantime they lose a certain amount of revenue that would be created from such sources, and ultimately revert to the annual advancement of each meeting. Mr. Currie has sanguine hopes of the corner stone of such a building being laid ere long at Lanark, and it is the cordial wish of all interested in the Turf that his aspirations may be realised, and that the others will make running for the same goal; it is also in the interests of each town that immediate support should be accorded for this purpose, and by thus creating additional comfort to the on lookers secure an increase of visitors and consequent pecuniary profit to the inhabitants of their respective districts. If these ideas aro ever brought within the bliss ful pal 3 of possibility it is to be hoped the architects will not forget the fourth estate in their plans, for they have hitherto been neglectful in providing for reporters, whose only accommodation is a noisy weighing room at a desk the size of your hat crown, with their elbows hustled and jostled by the surging throng to an extent that renders it requisite to indulge in the unpleasant satisfaction of elaborating reports at an hotel afterwards, when the inner man is craving for the social enjoyments of the table. SEEDS. Clover seed is in moderato request ; fine parcels rule very firm in price. Canary seed is a dull inquiry, previous quo tations being barely supported. There is a slow sale for tares at late rates, linseed and rapeseed are tolerably firm. For cakes there is a fai urntp,White,p. bus.l 1 s to 14s Swede —s —8 Mustard, Brown lO3 13s White, Tares, Spring....4s Od 4s 6d Old per quarter --s —s Canary, per quarter 52s 6'.s Rye grass, new 22s 24s Clover, Red Eng., et —s —s it demand at full quotations. Carraway 22s 203 Coriander l2s 16s Hempsced, per qr 4os 42s ' Linseed,Eng.sowing 72s 733 Crushing 668 708 Baltic —s —s Odessa —s —s Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English £9lOB.ClO 58 White —s —s Foreign Red 41s 508 White 50s 64s Trefoil, new 22s 27s Foreign £9los .£lO 15s Rape Cakes,p tonXs Os £6 Os Rapeseed, new,pr qr 62s 65s /08j 01. 1271 7 i 961 SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. TATTERSALL'S—This Evening, THE GREAT NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. Bto 1 agst Lioness (offered) 11 to 1 agst Blithfield (taken) 100 to 8 agst Wingrave (taken) CHESTER CUP. 600 to 40 agst Golden Pledge (offered) 20 to 1 agst Blackdown (offered) 30 to 1 agst Accident (taken) 40 to 1 agst Greenland (taken) THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 6to 1 agst Fille de I'Air (taken) 7 to 1 agst Cambuscan (taken and offered) TILE DERBY. Sto 1 agst Scottish Chief (offered) 14 to 1 agst Coastguard (taken) 100 to 7 agst Cambuscan (taken and offered) 28 to G agst Ackworth (taken) 33 to 1 agst Idler (taken) 40 to 1 agst agst Copenhagen (taken and offered) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) DONCASTER RACES- —Tuffs DAY. TRIAL STAKES. Siva Blondin Burnfoot Four ran. HOPEFUL STAKES. Money Spinner East Linne .... Frangipani Fifteen ran. MUNICIPAL STAKES. Romola Little Hannah filly Cronstadt Four ran. SPRING HANDICAP. Anglo-Saxon Foutenoy . 2 Mantrap Seven ran. "UNITED HUNT STAKES. Pigeon _. 1 Vandal Red Robin Seven ran. LONDESBOROUGH PLATE. Veterinarian Persuasion 2 Mantrap .. Seven ran. CITY BETTING—This DAY. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 7to 1 agst Lioness (offered) 11 to 1 agst Blithfleld (taken) 12 to 1 agst Gardener (taken) 100 to 7 agst Wingrave (taken) 100 to 6 agst Fairwater (offered, take 20 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Costa (taken) 20 to 1 agst Gibraltar (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN • 20 to 1 agst Jarnicoton (taken) 25 to 1 agst Voluptas (taken) CHESTER CUP. 13 to lon the field (offered) 16 to 1 agat Change (taken) 20 to 1 agst Blackdown (taken) 20 to 1 agst Anfisld (taken) 30 to 1 agat Merry Hart (taken) 60 to 1 agst Greenland (taken) THE DERBY. 50 to 1 agst Clarissa colt (taken) ' 50 to 1 apt Copenhagen (taken) THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS--This Evening. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at 5 o'clock. THE EASTER HOLIDAYS. Earl GRAN VILLE gave notice that on Friday next he should move the adjournment of the house until the fol lowing Tuesday fortnight. The House of Commons would meet on the day before that, but it would be convenient to their lordships to meet on the Tuesday. THE JUDGE ADVOCATE-GENERAL. In reply to Lord CHELMSFORD, Earl DE GREY said that the question of making a change in the duties of the Judge Advocate-General was under consideration. The remarks of his noble friend in the other house referred to the Mutiny Act, in which it was not intended to make any change. THE DANO-GERMAN WAR. Earl DERBY said he had given notice to the noble lord opposite (Lord Wodehouse) to put a question to him, relative to a statement he had seen attributed to him in the newspapers. The noble lord had lately been on a mission to Copenhagen, and it was attributed to him, in the course of a conversation, when M. Haile had asked him if the withdrawal of . the November Constitution would put an end to the German invasion to which he (Lord Wodehouse) had replied, " certainly not." , Earl GRANVILLE said ha did not think it for the public advantage that a question should be put to peers who had been engaged in certain diplomatic measures. The proper course would be for the question to be put to the noble earl the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, as the representative of her Majesty's Government. Earl DERBY said he had not only given notice to his noble friend of his intention to put the question to him, but he said he should be obliged to him for putting it, be cause it would enable to remove the erroneous impression that prevailed. Had he asked what instructions the noble lord had received, then of course he should have put the question to the noble earl the Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Lord WODEHOUSE said it would bo seen, by his ac count of the interview in his despatch to Earl Russell, that he had expressed his opinion that no measure that th e Danish Government had been advised to take would have the effect of putting an end to the dispute. He remembered that M. Halle had asked him whethLr any m easures were likely to stop the execution, and he gave answer that he was afraid nothing was likely to stop that execution. That was perfectly in accordance wit h what he had heard at Berlin. H e could not have said that the withdrawal of the constitution would have stopped the . execution, because ho was not informed on that point. Lord STRATIIEDEN inquired what credit ought to be atttached re the allgation ot Prince Gortchakoff, reported by Lerd Napier a despatch frolll St. Petersburg, -i page 501, No. 4, of the Danish p a p ers p , and . to the effect that the four Governments of Austria, and acting Russia, and Great Britain are " now thinkine. in harmony . on a question still more important than that of Holstein and Schleswig." Earl GRANVILLE said there was no truth whatever that England had entered into any cominatien of any sort or kind hostile to France. IRELAD Lord CLEMENTS asked the ' Lord President what was the amount of the funds at present vested in her Majesty under the provisions of the 11th and 12th Vic., cap. 115, and formerly the property of the "Irish Reproductive Loan ' Fund Instituti on " and notdisposedof; and he wished to be i>lfertned ho 11 L w t e or s Co mm i ss ioners of her Majesty's Treasury propose to dispose of that money for the benefit of the poor? ' Earl GRANVILLE said that about £23,000 was appli. , cable, and that her Majesty's Government were considering the advfsibility of applying SOTIIO of the money in order to teach the people how to grow flax. navATE BUSINESS. The following bill? wete read o second time :—Deal and Walmer Gas, Globe Telegtaph Company, and Fney.n3atic Despatch Company. VESTRY CESS (IRELAND) BILL. This Lill pazvd through committee. ENCLOSVBE BILL. This bill vrne also read a second time. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS--This Eveniusf_ The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. THE BET WICK-ON-TWEED ELECTION. Mr. LONGFIELD, the chairman of the committee appointed to try the petition against the return of Mr. Cargill for Berwick-on-Tweed, presented the report of the committee to the effect that there was no evidence to show that the hon. member was not duly elected. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Ipswich Gas Bill was read a third time and passed ; and the following bills were considered and ordered for third reading :—Ashton-under-Lyne and Stalybridge Water —Huntingdon and Godmanchester Gas—Lea Bridge Dis trict Gas—Londo n , Brighton, an d S ou th C oas t R a il wa y (Kemp Town Station and Lines) London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway (Ouse Valley Line) — London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway (Tunbridge Wells and Eastbourne Line—Northileet District Gas— Tunbridge Wells Gas —and Weston-super -Mare Pier. The following bills were read a second time :—Central Wales and Staffordshire Junction Railways —Great Eastern Railway (Junctions)—Great Eastern Railway (Metropoli tan Station and Railways)—Hampstead, Midland, North Western, and Charing-cross Junction Railway. TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS. On the motion of Mr. V. SCULLY. a return in a tabular form was ordered of all transatlantic steamers (British or foreign, and whether carrying or not carrying ma il s ) , accordingports inNorth to the America, date s of which, during the year 1863, left any port or p orts i n the arranged chronological g a i n c y a I p o o r r d t e o r r , their respective departures, as well as other details con nected with the transatlantic mail service. NEW WRIT. _ _ _ On the motion of COl.Tiyiiit;a writ was ordered for the election of a member for the county of Armagh, in the room of Mr. Close, resigned. THE SLAVE TRADE ON THE COAST OF AFRICA. In reply to Lord A. CHURCHILL, Mr. LAYARD said that, unfortunately, notwithstand ing the vigilance of her Majesty's cruisers, they were toe few in number on the east coast of Africa to operate effec tually for the suppression of the slave trade, and their efforts were impeded by the conduct of the subordinates of the Portuguese Government at Zanzibar. BRITISH HERRINGS. Mr. W. MILLER asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Afairs, if any attempts have been made to in duce the Government of Austria to reduce the prohibitory duty charged on the importation of British cured herrings into that country; if so, what success had attended such endeavours, and if he was willing to lay upon the table of the house copies of the correspondence that may have passed for the attainment of that object. Mr. LAYARD said that the Austrian Government had declined to enter into any negotiations cn the subject at present; nor until they had revised their tariff in 1865, when they promised that the subject should receive their earnest attention. THE COURT MARTIAL ON COL. CRAWLEY. Sir J. FERGUSSON asked the Judge Advocate whether the witnesses sent home from India for the defence of Col. Crawley were privately cross-examined by the deputy judge advocate at any time previous to their appearance before the court martial at Aldershot ? Mr. HEADLAM replied in the affirmative, stating that it was necessary to make such examination for the purposes of the court martial. THE ARMSTRONG GUNS. Admiral DUNCOMBE asked the Secretary to the Ad miralty if he would lay upon the table of the house Admiral Kuper's official report of the performance of the Armstrong guns in the action at Kagosima. Lord C. I'AGET said that he had no objection to pro duce the report in question. SOLDIERS WHOSE TERM OF SERVICE IS EX FIRING. Mr. D. DAMER asked the Under Secretary of State for War if, in consequence of service of so many " ten years' „ men in the army, expiring in 1864-5, the Government wa prepared with any proposition by which they may secure the services of these old soldiers for a further period of 11 years, or, through them, making a sort of reserve in addi tion to the pensioners? The Marquis of HAR TING TON said he would take an early opportunity of making a statement on this subject. GARDENS FOR SOLDIERS. Mr. W. ENVART asked the Under Secretary of State for War whether it was proposed to afford soldiers, in the diffe rent camps in the country, and generally, where practicable, facilities for cultivating gardens, as was the practice on the continent, and as had been recommended by a military commission ? The Marquis of HARTIN GTON said that the subject was under consideration. THE BLOCKADE. Mr. FENWICK asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, whether her Majesty's Government has received information that the Danish Government will permit vessels that have been delayed by ice in the port of Lubec to leave that port without being subject to capture; and whether her Majesty's Government would urge on the Danish Government the justice of permitting German ships which had been delayed by ice in German ports before the cAnmenctment of the war, and having car goes on board belonging to British merchants, to leave such port without being subject to capture ? OUR FOREIGN POLICY. On the motion for going into committee of supply, 11Ir. ROEBUCK asked a question relative to the enlist ment of troops in Ireland for the purpose of the Federal States of America. He said that he gave the noble lord at the head of the Government full credit for the desire which he expressed to preserve a strict neutrality with regard to the belligerents in America, as that noble lord had acquired not only the confidence, but the affectionate regard of the country. He believed, how ever, that there was a power behind the noble lord which interfered with the freedom of his action. He alluded to Earl Russell, and he characterised the conduct of that noble lord in his foreign policy as being of a nature that humiliated him, because it had the effect of lowering the dignity and tarnishing the honour of the country. He designated the war in America as an outrage on humanity; and reverting to the policy of the noble lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, with regard not only to America, but with reference to the European powers, being like the screaming of a cockatoo, or of an elderly woman. (Laughter.) Lord PALMERSTON said he would not receive compli ments at the expense of a colleague, and it was impossible to hold up one member of the Government to obloquy without including the other members. (Hear, hear.) His noble friend the Secretary for Foreign Affairs took no step with out the consent of his colleages, and he (Lord Pal merston) was more particularly responsible for the acts of his noble friend in referenco to the question which had now been raised by the hon. and learned member. He believed that the humiliation mentioned by the hon. and learned member as to the foreign policy of the Government was not shared in by the country. (Laughter.) He contended that it was quite ridiculous to attempt to separate one member of the Government from another in regard to general policy, and as regarded the enlistment alluded to, it was not practicable to suppress it in the mode in which it was carried out, into a description of which the noble lord entered. Sir J. FERGUSSON censured the foreign p3licy. Mr. BRIGHT oondemned the tone and aiitimeda of the hon. and learned member for Birmingham. LEFT SITTING. HOUSE OF LORDS—(This Day). THE CASE OF TIIE AEETANDRA-THE ATTORNET GENERAL V. SILLEN. Sir H. Cairns to-day addressed their lordships in support of his view of the case, and minutely examined the pro visions of the Common Law Procedure Act, and Queen's Itemembrancer Act, and contended that the Baron of the Exchequer had not the power to make rules under the later act of Parliament, giving the right of appeal in cases on the revenue side of the court, and that the Exchequer Chamber were right in refusing to hear the appeal, on the ground of want of authority. The learned gentleman had not concluded his address when we went to press. ELECTION COMMITTEES—(This Day), BERWICK-UPON-TWEED. This committee re-assembled this morning, when Mr. Phinn, Q C., oaid—That owing to the embarrass ment that had attended the getting up the case, and the decisions that had already been given by the committee, he thought it would be useless to occupy their attention any longer. Ha, therefore, thought, taking all the circum stances into his consideration, that th e moat prudent course for him to pursue was to withdraw all further opposition to the return of the sitting member. strangers were then directed to leave the room, and for upwards of an hour the committee were in deliberation on their report to be presented to the House. At a quarter to two the strangers were readmitted, when The Chairman announced that the committee were of opinion that Mr. Cargill had been duly elected, that neither bribery nor corruption had been proved to ik‘vs been practised, and that the petition was not frivolous or vexatious. LISBURNE. The committee assembled this morning in room No. 5. The whole of the morning was occupied in proving the agency of certain individuals who took an active part in the election. SHIPPING—This Day. -- ~ LONDON, March 14.—Wind this day at noon—South* Weaterly; moderate brc€ze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, March 13.—Wind S. W.—Arrrived—Spes Nostriu, from London for Monte Video —Her Majesty'a ship Prince Consort, from Portland. Sailed—Charlotte Ann, for Colombo. _ _ NEWPORT, March 12 —Wind S.W.--Sailed—Ellora, for New York, BRISTOL ; March 13.—Wind N,W.—Arrived from Pernambuco—Casonhe, from Tulme. GRIMSBY, March 13.—wind s.w. — Sailed —Electric, steamer, for Calcutta. SWANSEA, March 12.—Wind N. W. — Arrived—Rose of England, from Caldera, Sailed—Francis, for the Cape of Good lope. DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed, Marsh, 13.—Ocoan King (bark), from We wee, for Loudon, 6 7 63 41 1091 68 1021 107 100 } 8S 71 901 i